The Linky connected meter attracts ants. According to Enedis, a million electricity meters break down every year because of insects. At the same time, we discovered that Bill Gates uses a foldable smartphone on a daily basis. But it’s not Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2. Finally, a welcome update has been rolled out to Google Photos.
Too busy discovering the latest releases on Netflix this weekend, or rewatching the Star Wars saga in anticipation of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s arrival on Disney+, you haven’t found the time to follow the news in our company. Do not panic dear readers, we summarize everything that happened yesterday.
Linky counters are the target of ants
According to Enedis, 1 million Linky meters break down because of ants every year in France. Apparently one of the components used in the meter attracts insects. There is indeed a substance based on starch. Once inside the box, they cause a short circuit. Many customers have recently encountered problems with Linky due to an ant invasion. In the event of a problem, Enedis undertakes to install a meter equipped with dedicated protection.
Read more: 1 million Linky meters break down due to ants every year
Bill Gates doesn’t use the Surface Duo 2, he prefers another foldable phone
A few days ago, Bill Gates revealed which smartphone he uses on a daily basis during an AMA (Ask Me Anything) or “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit. The Microsoft founder apparently snubbed his firm’s foldable smartphone, the Surface Duo 2. The billionaire preferred to bring a Galaxy Z Fold 3 from Samsung.
Read more: Bill Gates uses a Galaxy Z Fold 3 instead of a Surface Duo 2
Google Photos updates with a super handy feature
Thanks to a long-awaited update, Google Photos now lets you delete a photo directly from an album. Concretely, you can now go to an album, select the unwanted snapshot and then delete it. Until now, you could only delete the photo from the album, but to delete it permanently, you had to go to the main flow of the application.
Read more: Google Photos is finally integrating a long-requested feature
